Garment ironing machine having a bottom pad and a heated metal cover



Jan. 22, 1957 osEY 2.7789132 HINE HAVING A BOTTOM y TED METAL COVER GARMENT IRONING MAC PAD AND A HEA Filed June '25, 1953 GARMENT Athe treadle.

TOM PAD AND A HEATED METAL COVER Elbert H. Posey, Nurnberg, Germany Application June 25, 1953, Serial No. 364,058 6 Claims. (Cl. 38-21) The invention relates to l5 ing an oscillating yoke which is provided with a heated will be done down. The operation is by hand or by means of a treadle, but it can be also actuated by power drive.

Ironing the garment by such devices is done within a certain time. However, thereby it is possible to iron only or shirts, unless means of tiexible connections.

The accompanying drawing shows by way of example one embodiment of the invention in which ig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a garment ironing machine. The usual supporting frame 1 with its two lateral cheeks and supporting leg 4. Th porting frame 1 extends to two split bearings 5 a shaft 6 carrying 7 is arranged. The latter oscillates about the shaft 6, being provided with Besides with exible supply and return pipes 12 and 13, which are The yoke 7 is equipto the open position according to Figs. 1 and 2 after releasing the handle 8 or Within the space between the bottom pad 3 and the metal cover 10 there is accommodated a further oscillating member 14 which is covered on its top surface with a pad levers 19 being arranged on both sides of the bearings 5 on the end portions of the shaft 6. Counter-levers 20 of 70 these` oscillating levers serve to connect suitable retracting springs 21.

IRONING MACHINE HAVING A `BOT 5 2,778,132 Patented Jan. N22, 1957 A second pressing surface is obtained for the described intermediate member.14,;the pad ceY garment `by 15 of which time for ironing reduced by one half will be fully maintained.

It is preferable to provide a recess on the front edge of possible to be installed by using the described intermedate member 14.

What I claim to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a garment ironing machine having a bottom pad 6. An ironing machine comprising first pressing means mounted for rotative movement on a horizontal axis, a first heating body on a surface of said rst means, said heating body providing a first pressing surface, second pressing means mounted for Yturning movement on a horizontal axis, said second pressing means providing a second pressing surface facing therst pressing surface and providing a second heating body on an opposite face of said second pressing means, means providing a stationary pressing surface facing the second heating body, means for applying force Without altering the direction thereof to press the first pressing means against the second pressing means andthe second pressing means against the stationary pressing surface, and means for automatically causing the second pressing means to rise upon release of the force applied to the first pressing means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Benjamin Mar. 6, 1917V Brockett et al. July 5,v 1921 Davis Jan. 15, 1929 Mendelson Dec. 27, 1938 Bayier L- n Nov. 14, 195o 

